Research Methods Seminar
Erika Hussey, NACS
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BPS 1142
03:00pm - 04:00pm
Dr. Candice A. Alfano will give a talk titled "Sleep and Anxiety: Developmental Considerations for Research and Practice." Dr. Alfano is the Director of the Child and Adolescent Anxiety Program at Children*s National Medical Center. She also serves as assistant professor of Psychiatry, Behavioral Medicine and Pediatrics at the George Washington University School of Medicine. The primary focus of Dr. Alfano*s research has been on the etiology, development, and treatment of anxiety and phobic disorders in youth, including generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), social phobia, and obsessive compulsive disorder. Her current research program focuses on the role of sleep in the development and trajectory of childhood anxiety, including examination of the prevalence, severity and daytime sequelae of sleep disturbance in children with GAD.
BPS 1142
03:00pm - 04:00pm
Details: Dr. Steven L. Sayers will give a talk titled " Complicated Family Reintegration in Returning Combat Veterans." Dr. Sayers is Co-Associate Director for Education, VISN 4 MIRECC; Director, VA Special Fellowship in Advanced Psychology; and Assistant Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry, Philadelphia VA Medical Center and University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Sayer's research focuses on marital and family issues and how these relate to mental health, the readjustment of returning veterans, and treatment adherence for medical disorders. His work has also examined treatment interventions to enhance medical outcomes including the use of family therapy to improve recovery from heart failure.
BPS 1142
03:00pm - 04:00pm
Dr. Courtney B. Ferrell will give a talk titled "Training and Career Opportunities at the NIH." Dr. Ferrell is Program Director at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH Office of Minority Health and Research.
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A grant proposal submitted by NACS faculty for a functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging facility on campus has been funded by the National Science Foundation Major Research Instrumentation Program. This facility will substantially enhance our ability to conduct cutting edge research in human neuroscience and cognitive science. NACS faculty members come from a variety of departments including Bioengineering, Hearing and Speech, Human Development, Kinesiology, Linguistics, Psychology, and others.
The Banneker-Key Scholarship is the most prestigious and competitive scholarship that the University offers to incoming freshmen. The top tier of awards supplies the full cost of tuition, fees and room and board coupled with a book allowance for four years. The Psychology Department has 9 Banneker-Key Scholars among the incoming freshman class. This raises the total number of Banneker-Key Scholars in the departmenr to 33, more than 1/3 of the 95 Banneker-Key Scholars in all of BSOS.
Erika Hussey, NACS
Department of Psychology
University of Maryland
1147 Biology/Psychology Building
College Park, MD 20742
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